Adolescence articles from December 1998

Adolescence archives from December 1998

The counseling role of the child and youth worker in a treatment classroom.
December 22, 1998... THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS Treatment classes (legislated in Section 27 of the Education Act; see Government of Ontario, 1991) provide for the special management of children and adolescents whose maladaptive behaviors cannot be controlled at...

Prioritizing education about condom use among sexually active adolescent females.
December 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION The most effective means of preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pregnancy in sexually active adolescents is consistent use of a traditional male latex condom (Brown et al., 1992; DiClemente, 1990; Joffe, 1993),...

Adolescent egocentrism and cognitive functioning during late adolescence.
December 22, 1998... According to Elkind (1967), adolescent egocentrism, which includes a belief by teenagers that they are special and unique, accompanies the attainment of new mental abilities. Specifically, Elkind proposed that adolescents construct an...

Alcohol use and academic status among Mexican American and white non-Hispanic adolescents.
December 22, 1998... Alcohol use is a major problem among American adolescents. In a study by Johnston, O'Malley, and Bachman (1993), 51% of high school seniors reported drinking alcohol in the last month and 28% reported drinking heavily (i.e., 5 or more drinks on...

Sexuality and quality of life among young people.
December 22, 1998... Data over the last thirty years clearly indicate that during the late 1960s, the 1970s, and up until the early 1980s there was a significant increase in the sexual experiences of adolescents and young adults, particularly females (Darling &...

Adolescent norms of for the MAACL-R6.(Multiple Affect Adjective Check List-Revised)
December 22, 1998... Responding to the need for brief, reliable, valid, and readable self-report instruments for measuring mood in young adolescents and low-reading-level adults, the reliability and validity of a modified version of the Multiple Affect Adjective...

A computer-based violence prevention intervention for young adolescents: pilot study.
December 22, 1998... Violence in the adolescent population is a serious public health problem (Hammond & Yung, 1993). Adolescents are at increasing risk for exposure to violence either as a victim, witness, or perpetrator (Gladstein, Rusonis, & Health, 1992)....

Calls to teen line: representative concerns of adolescents.
December 22, 1998... In a survey of teenagers, teachers, and parents, Weiler, Sliepcevich, and Sarvela (1994) found that the adults believed teenagers were more concerned about high-risk behaviors than the teenagers themselves reported being. Issues particularly...

Early adolescents' perceptions of cigarette smoking: a cross-sectional survey in a junior high school.
December 22, 1998... Cigarette smoking among adolescents has been found to increase fivefold between junior and senior high school (Telch, Killen, McAlister, Perry, & Maccoby, 1982). Pressure from peers and the influence of the media are two important factors in...

The relationship of family structure to adolescent drug use, peer affiliation and perception of peer acceptance of drug use.
December 22, 1998... Alcohol and other drug use among adolescents has been the focus of numerous empirical investigations. To unravel the complex etiology of this phenomenon, several factors have been studied. Among these, family and peers have been identified as...

Rural and urban adolescents' perceptions of mental health.
December 22, 1998... Current trends in health care reform have emphasized access to health care for those in medically underserved areas (Streff, 1994). Often, these are rural environments. Thus, the health care provider who serves adolescents in rural areas needs...

Urban African American adolescent parents: their perceptions of sex, love, intimacy, pregnancy, and parenting.
December 22, 1998... One of the most serious problems in American society is adolescent pregnancy. In 1993, one million females under the age of 20 became pregnant; 43% are pregnant at least once by that age (Shapiro, 1993). Thus, many adolescents, who have barely...

The identity status of African Americans in middle adolescence: a reexamination of Watson and Protinsky (1991).(response to M.F. Watson and H. Protinsky, Adolescence, vol. 26, p. 963)
December 22, 1998... Few studies have assessed the identity development of African American middle adolescents. Hauser (1972), using Marcia's (1966) Identity Status Interview, found that African American middle adolescents were overrepresented in the foreclosed...

Adolescent breakfast skipping: an Australian study.
December 22, 1998... Breakfast is often referred to as the most important meal of the day. Evidence suggests that breakfast contributes to well-being in a number of areas. First, it is a central component of nutritional well-being, contributing to total daily...

Gender and age differences in the concerns of adolescents in Northern Ireland.
December 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION This study sought to determine the relationship of gender and age to adolescents' self-reported worries. A previous, exploratory, small-scale survey of adolescent concerns in Northern Ireland indicated that there were...

Volatile solvent use among western Australian adolescents.
December 22, 1998... Volatile solvent use (VSU), also referred to as glue sniffing, inhalant abuse, or solvent abuse, has been defined as "the deliberate inhalation of a gas or fumes given off from a substance at room temperature for its intoxicating effect"...

Psychological characteristics of South African street children.
December 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION Street children are present in every country and almost every city in the world. For some regions, it has been a familiar phenomenon for a long time, while for others it has emerged only in the last decade (Le Roux, 1987)....

Public perceptions of, and reactions to, street children.
December 22, 1998... Street children are part of the modern urban scene. Baizerman (1990) maintains that there are social and institutional factors that serve to sustain their presence. The issue of prevalence, too, is a crucial one. Community groups and...

Is the street child phenomenon synonymous with deviant behavior?
December 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION Street children are subjected to physical assault, sexual abuse, harassment from the public, intimidation by gang members and criminals, and arrest by the police (Richter, 1988b). This victimization frequently repeats what has...

Chronic illness in adolescence.
December 22, 1998... Adolescence is a time of tremendous social, biological, psychological, and intellectual change. Coping with a chronic illness can add yet another dimension to adolescents' lives. Due to medical advances, more adolescents than ever before are...

Hispanic adolescent delinquency and the family: a discussion of sociocultural influences.
December 22, 1998... The evidence is clear and compelling that Hispanic youth are especially threatened by the rising tide of involvement in delinquent behavior which has so galvanized national and local attention. The high-risk status of Hispanic youth is...